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Today's Topics:

   
1.  Ireland, Derry Anarchists: Derry Radical Bookfair 4th Annual
      Event (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
2.  el miliciano cnt-ait chiclana: And nothing ever happens in
      Spain (ca, it, pt) [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
3.  Britain, AFED: ORGANISE! magazine issue 92 - Winter 2019 /
      Organise!, Publications (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
4.  Ireland, Derry Anarchists: Solidairty With Craigavon Two
      (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
5.  asr anarshism: The Anarchist Era Collective's Statement on
      the Assassination of an Iranian State Terrorist 
     (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
   
6.  anarkismo.net: The competition between Iran and United
      States over Iraq by Zaher Baher (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)


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On Saturday 1st February 2020, Pilots Row Community Centre will host to the 4th annual Radical Bookfair at it's Rossville Street home in
Derry. ---- Organisers of the annual community project have confirmed that the Bogside venue will host one of the largest number of
independent radical press, book sellers, publishers and distributors from the length of Ireland with participants travelling from Scotland,
England and Wales for the one day event. ---- A spokesperson for the Derry Radical Bookfair said "We are delighted to once again confirm
that we are able to add the Derry Radical Bookfair to the city's political calendar after previous successful book fairs. The day long event
receives a fantastic response to from the city itself and across the northwest as it is able to provide easy access literature not normally
found in usual bookshops and outlets. The radical book fair is an important event which gives a great opportunity to independent booksellers
and publishers due to the availability to network and create links and new important contacts.

"We welcome everyone to the Radical Bookfair with different political visions, ideas, practices and radical traditions. We pride ourselves
in creating a space for books of local, national and international interests including social and labour history as well as themes covering
radical feminism, queer liberation, anarchism, marxism, republicanism and environmentalism. It is also a day in which a number of campaign
groups have the opportunity to table stalls so as to highlight ongoing concerns such as human rights, environmental and social justice issues.

"This year we will be continuing with a series of book launches as well as several talks throughout the event which will again add to the
overall community spirit that the book fair has created within a venue such as Pilots Row. For many the event ties in well with the week
long events leading up the the annual Bloody Sunday March for Justice."

Derry Radical Bookfair takes place on Saturday 1st February 2020 from 12pm
until 5pm at the Pilots Row Community Centre in Rossville Street.

From: https://derryradicalbookfair.wordpress.com/2019/09/29/4th-annual-derry-radical-bookfair-2020/

http://derryanarchists.blogspot.com/2020/01/derry-radical-bookfair-4th-annual-event.html

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It takes place in France , where the fight against pension reform - which now includes the rise in the retirement age - of the government of
the arrogant Macron, continues. The workers have announced the blockade of the refineries between January 7 and 10. The measure will have
enormous consequences on the French economy, so much so that the energy multinationals and the government itself are trembling 29 days ago
that transport services went on strike, a blockade never seen in the French State. ---- It occurs in France , where the government, with the
support of the press and bourgeois media in disinformation and intoxication work, and police lackeys, fails to remove the "yellow vests",
and the combative unions and those who remain in standing fist high in the streets, factories and work centers ---- It occurs in France
where most of the workers ignore the yellow unions, which are also there, prioritizing the decisions and agreements made in workers' assemblies.

It happens and happens in France where organized workers carry out actions such as the stoppage of refineries or the power outage to police
stations, multinationals - including several CAC 40 companies, that is, the main companies publicly traded companies - luxury hotels ...

It happens in France, where on Christmas day, only 4 out of 10 trains circulated throughout the Gallic territory, causing almost 400 million
euros, the losses caused by railway strikes ...

It happens in France, that on December 25, by decision of the workers, only two of the Paris metro lines (1 and 14), out of a total of 16
lines, remained open. The rest were closed. Also buses and trams operated by 75%

It happens in France , where dockers are also on strike, stopping the activity in the Port of Fos-sur-Mer, Le Havre Dunkerque,
Saint-Nazarie, La Rochelle ...

It happens in France, where the National Council of Colleges of Lawyers has also called for a "hard strike" as of Monday 6. The College of
Baiona has voted in general assembly to participate in that movement. This means that all hearings, including freedom, will be annulled, a
measure that has not been taken for a long time. The advocates will also participate in the strike scheduled for this Friday 3 and that
includes the liberal professions as a whole ...

It happens and happens in France, andnothing ever happens in Spain ...

El Miliciano, Anarcho-syndicalist blog and dissemination of Libertarian ideas

http://elmilicianocnt-aitchiclana.blogspot.com/2020/01/y-en-espana-nunca-pasa-nada.html

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Issue 92 is now available for free download. See contents list below and visit organisemagazine.org.uk to find information about this issue
including online articles and subscriptions (see also our patreon page). This issue (photo showing it straight out of the box & still warm
from the printers), has the usual news, views & reviews and has special sections on radical gaming & comics, including a ‘print & play'
game. See also a commentary about the artwork on the front of this issue.
CONTENTS (in brief, with twitter links)
1 - @abc_dresden
4 - Anarchist Federation Backs Earth Strike
6 - Interview with an @EarthStrikeUK organiser
12 - Productivity Is Not Your Friend - @PavloShopin
14 - Fashy Social Media Site Now Comes In Pink
16 - A Brief History Of Violence - @Rhyddical
INTERNATIONAL
23 - International Bulletin
24 - After A Period Of Dormancy, Japan Is Now Awake - Noma Yasumichi (@cracjp)
28 - Feminists Rise Up In Mexico
29 - Stateless And Oppressed
34 - Hongkongers Ain't Nothing To Fuck With
39 - Fascist Foot In The Door Of Squats
40 - Spirou Trikoupi
41 - Refugees Welcome Stencil
42 - @bookfair2020

BURN AFTER READING
44 - Review: Desert, A Warning - John Warwick
47 - @beyondbarsuk
48 - An Anarchist Manifesto - Max Nettlau
54 - Putting The A Back Into Admin

RED AND BLACK GAMING
58 - Review: A Bewitching Revolution @colestia3
59 - Review: Comrades
60 - The Board Game Is Political - Anteo (@riotboardgame)
including Print and Play Version of ‘RIOT: Cast the First Stone'

COMICS
62 - The Super Happy Anarcho Fun Pages
63 - @AssignedMale
64 - @Bogswallop
65 - Red And Black Salamander @9mmballpoint

MEMORIA
64 - Rest In Power Tekoser Piling / Lorenzo Orsetti
65 - Rest In Power Ewan Brown
66 - Anarchist Federation / @IntFedAnarchist

http://afed.org.uk/organise-magazine-issue-92-winter-2019

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Prisoner solidarity with John Paul Wootton and the ongoing miscarriage of justice of the Craigavon Two. ---- Industrial Workers of the World
(IWW) and Incarcerated Workers Organising Committee (IWOC) express their continued support and solidarity with the campaign known as the
Craigavon Two. ---- During a panel discussion in relation to the Craigavon Two held in Derry at the beginning of 2019 at the Bloody Sunday
March for Justice Week of events a statement read out on behalf of both men on their continuing fight for justice and please share. ----
https://player.vimeo.com/video/312628204 ---- https://player.vimeo.com/video/312630022 ---- Both the IWW and the IWOC believe it is vital
for anyone who believes in human rights and social justice to step forward and highlight this case and the continued imprisonment of these
two innocent men, who will be going into their 12th year locked up Maghaberry prison in March 2020.
There are many ways in which you can help demand justice for John Paul and Brendan and the main one of which the campaign and the families a
calling for people to assist with it their online petition. There are currently over 11,170 signatures of which you can play your part in
assisting.
Please continue to sign and share the petition.

https://www.change.org/p/ccrc-the-craigavon-2-deserve-justice-now?recruiter=110931870&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition&fbclid=IwAR3gr3Oy5ns7DdGG4xqKr_C5hvz5ZTAaKBe8oXmXNM9QO6Z6UpRXsL3G_s0&use_react=false

The IWW Ireland, along with other trade union organisations have statements voicing their continuing support and solidarity:
https://iwwireland.wordpress.com/2019/01/22/iww-demand-justice-for-the-craigavon-two/

If your union or community organisation hasn't issued a message of solidarity then it is time to ask, why not?

Lastly, you to can write to political groups or figures in your location to raise awareness of the campaign for justice and solidarity.
Likewise, you can highlight the case at British Embassies or Consulates where you live.

From: https://abcireland.wordpress.com/2020/01/01/solidarity-with-craigavon-2/

http://derryanarchists.blogspot.com/2020/01/solidairty-with-craigavon-two.html

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Qasem Soleimani has long tormented the people and we congratulate the survivors of his crimes in the Middle East, particularly Syria, Iraq
and Yemen. And while we are glad for the death of this war criminal, we declare our strong opposition to the possibility of a state war
(between US state terrorism and Iranian state terrorism) ---- Hours ago, Qasem Soleimani, one of the top military officials of the Iranian
government who was responsible for the Middle East, was killed on the direct order of Donald Trump in Baghdad ---- Qasem Soleimani was a
genocidal man that has killed thousands of men, women, and children in the conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen. He lead sieges for Assad and
recruited Afghan refugees in Iran, many of them children, to die in the Syrian civil war. This state assassination was carried out by the
United States in the obvious interest of Donald Trump's election and what was done has not been and will not be in the interests of the
people in the Middle East

Despite much commotion and controversy made by the Islamic regime over its security and intelligence capabilities, we see that in fact this
regime is not capable of maintaining its most important transnational force and Qasem Soleimani was assassinated as soon as the US decided
to remove him

On the one hand, the viciousness of the criminal Islamic regime became more apparent and on the other hand, it further showed the corrupt
nature of US state terrorism, which does not care about the lives of their own nor those of the people in the Middle East-otherwise these
Iranian state terrorists could have been easily hunted down over the years

We reiterate that the contemporary Middle East is shaped by wars, massacres, displacement, and famine because of religious fanatics and
terrorists on the one hand and the interference of international capitalists and backers (Eastern and Western Imperialism) on the other

We hope all of these religious terrorists are killed as soon as possible and these murderous state governments will be destroyed so that the
people of the Middle East live again in peace and prosperity

https://asranarshism.com/1398/10/14/the-anarchist-era/

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[The relationship between US and Iran never been good after the iran "revolution" but since the "Arab Spring" has got worse. The involvement
of Iran in many countries in the Middle East especially Iraq and Syria made difficult for US to achieve its own aims in the rejoin. This
article covers what happened in Iraq currently and how the tension between US and Iran reached the high level.] ---- On 27th December, a US
base near Kirkuk came under attack, killing a US contractor and injuring US and Iraqi soldiers. The US claimed that the attack was launched
by a Shia militia group, Kata'ib Hizbullah (KH) pro-Iranian. ---- On Sunday 29th December, the US retaliated by airstrike against five KH
bases, three of them in Iraq and the rest in Syria. The KH confirmed 19 of its fighters were killed and 35 more were injured. The chief of
Hashd al-Shaabi, (Popular Mobilization Forces) soon after that announced "The blood of the martyrs will not be in vain and our response will
be very tough on the American forces in Iraq."

On 31st December, a huge protest organised by the pro-Iranian militia and their supporters to storm the American compound violently and
chanted slogan "No, no, America!" and "No, no, Trump!", and "Death to America!" The protests are still on and the Iraqi security allowed
some of the protesters inside the highly protected Green Zone. The same security who has brutally suppressed the protesters in Tahrir Square
in Baghdad and other cities, now allowed the protesters and the supporters of pro-Iranian militias stood by and watched molotov cocktails
thrown at the US embassy. The Kurdish media claimed nobody was inside the compound, all of the staff were evacuated the night before to the
city of Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). But the US denounced this news as rumours.

What is happening now between Iran and US, is not war, I believe there is a tiny possibility of war happening between these two.

The conflict between Iran and US is the failure of US foreign policies that failed on the hand of Iranian regime in the Middle East region.
It has been proven that the US policies not just in Syria, Iraq, the region as a whole has failed; as well as in Afghanistan and Libya.

What happened now can go on as long as the current regime in Iran exists, it is difficult for the US to achieve its aims in the region
especially in Syria and Iraq. Iran knows how to play the games with US.

Donald Trump's war polices with Iran, North Korea and Russia over disputed countries or interests are not on the table. Trump is not as
naive as the Western media portrays him. He is smart and frank with his approach. He considers at least three factors in war with Iran:

First, the war against Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya were unsuccessful, costed the US a huge amount of money; resulting in large number of US
soldiers killed in action, injured and or leading to disablement. He also knows his war with Iran is unwinnable; it will be even harder than
the war on Afghanistan and Iraq. Moreover, there is a great possibility that the war will spread over the whole of the region. He is not
sure that he can win the war.

Secondly, he knows well that the American people still have bad memories about wars and do not want another war.

Thirdly, the presidential election is coming up this year, while there is possibility for him to win; he is not that stupid to spoil his
chances.

As for the Iranian, they cleverly studied Trump's mentality and his foreign policies. They know Trump does not want war with them, but they
also do not want Iraq to be dominated by the US in fear that Iraq will be out of their control. This is the reason that the Iranian from
time to time directly or indirectly launches a kind of military operation against US or its allies. In the meantime, Iran is ready to
protect the Iraqi regime at any cost.

What is happening in Iraq now, is in the interest of Iran rather than the US. But in the end it is the Iraqi people who pays the price. Iran
knows that the American's hands are tied to certain extend. This makes it difficult for the US to force Iran to implement certain conditions
set by them. In reality the US cannot stop Iran from its current behaviour. Iran also knows in this conflict brings about couple of
important issues. 1st creating a big gap between the Iraqi regime and the US wider and wider. At the same time Iran is testing its power and
influences among its pro-militias and other supports. If this situation goes on, it can sharpen the dispute between Iraq and the US, it will
become a real issue. Iraq cannot remain neutral indefinitely between Iran and the US as it claims now. The US won't be happy to see the
Iraqi securities allowing the pro-Iranian and its supporters on the streets and in Iraqi parliament and inside its force do what they are
doing against American embassy. So Iraq has no choice, but to clarify its position whether to stay with Iran or support the US. In my
opinion if the situation reaches that level Iraq will support Iran against US.

2nd if this situation continues, it will affect the protesters in Baghdad and other cities who have already paid a very heavy price so far.
Over 552 people have been killed, 21,000 injured, 25,000 detained; additionally, many more activists have been abducted.

In this situation the protesters will have no choice as they do not want to be a part of either side, but to leave their trenches and the
places they already occupied.

This competition between Iran and US over Iraq cannot go on and on, it must be resolved sooner or later but at the moment it is difficult
for us to predict when and how.

Related Link: http://Zaherbaher.com

https://www.anarkismo.net/article/31713

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